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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1501 K STREET, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 375 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Deerfield |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60015 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 5610-12
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6. House ID# 325030000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Sarah Creviston, Vice President, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy |
Date | 10/18/2013 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Report language for Labor HHS Annual Appropriations Bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jed |
Perry |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation to cut Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement
Raise awareness with legislators about the barriers to and the importance of protecting access for home dialysis.
Pull through on Medicare demonstration to provide nursing services and supplies associated with home infusion of IVIG for patients with PIDD.
HR 3613: Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a prescription drug plan (PDP) that provides for any tiered cost-sharing within a formulary (including a structure that provides for different co-payment or coinsurance amounts for drugs in different tiers included within the formulary), to authorize a Medicare part D eligible individual enrolled in the plan to request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure. Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement. H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 -- working to mitigate the impact to kidney patients of the payment reductions required by the Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jed |
Perry |
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Coin |
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Jack |
Maniko |
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Kelli |
Lester |
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Joseph |
Schwan |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
340B Drug Discount; FDA Regulatory Environment. Raise awareness with legislators about the benefits of home dialysis and try to increase awareness in the veteran population. Disease registry for Mutifocal Motor Neuropathy.
Raise Awareness with legislators about survey and certification issues as it relates to home dialysis.
Seeking appropriate reimbursement and access for an investigational indication of our product, GammaGard, to treat Alzheimers Disease.
S. 959 Pharmaceutical Quality Security: Accountability Act
H.R. 1919 Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act
Compounding : Traceability reforms
HR. 3204. Drug Quality & Security Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jack |
Maniko |
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Kelli |
Lester |
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Coin |
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Jed |
Perry |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR4213 -The tax Extenders Act of 2009; HR5297; The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act and HR 4853: The tax relief, unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and job Creation Act of 2010, as they related to the R&D tax credit ; Device Tax Legislation.
HR 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (this is the payroll tax relief extension bill)
S. 1813, MAP-21 Act (the Senate highway bill with pension relief)
HR 4196 and S.2240, extension of bonus depreciation
S.2240/HR 4196, to extend bonus depreciation; and S. 2237, the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, as it relates to bonus depreciation. S. 1813/HR 4348, MAP-21, as it relates to pension funding relief. Issues related to the R&D tax credit, the taxation of U.S. multinational corporations and corporate tax reform.
S. 3521, The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act.
H.Con.Res. 25 S.Con. Res. Budget Resolutions
S.886, S. 1013, H.R.845, H.R. 2024 Intellectual Property
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jed |
Perry |
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Joseph |
Schwan |
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Jack |
Maniko |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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